The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-08-27
FROM THE COLONY.
No sympathy with Factionaiism and
BOssism.


BOssism.
COLONY; La, August %, 1887.
Editor Telegraph:
l see the division growing in the
Democratic party of Louisiana, (Which
all good men regre,) brought about by
few professional politicians. l wish
to speak for my neighbors and myself
a word against it. This division is un-
necessary; it is working mischief, If
not disaster. 1t was segun by few
men to place one certain man in Office
Al Governor without regarding or lis
tening to the claims Of others. 1t was
begun, prematureiy, is carried on die
tat,rtaiiy, has awakened bitterness in
political feeling, and is now extending
quiet, and whilst entertaining our pref
erences, based on capacity, integrity,
experience and sobriety of those pre-
ferred, not have declared, ut this early
time, that one man or one of two men,
and those only should be considered in
the race for this, the highest State Of
flee. Blu, these few politicians in this
parish, and mostly in Monroe, must
have their plan and their way, or not
ACT with the people at all. I believe
they are about all from and in Monroe,
the organ, lis grinder, its directors,
hoard OF control, correspondents {inclu-
ding "rhe Hills) and all. There is Il
growing feeling against their man for
Governor, and in fact, ali the supposed
favorites of the ring politicians. I said
the other day to an Old citizen and SOL
dier, who asked ''if the white folks of
this harish could have fair play this
time," that ssthe Ring had bought up
the West Monroe Union and now had
a McEnery organ in Monroe" "An
organ" said he, not quite understand,
ing the expression. "Wejl, what tunes
does it play?' "Ring tunes all the
time," said I. "Weli," said he, "by
golly, We'll beat that organ with Ned
McGuire's banjo. Sure, that organ is
Ouly SSN ~ AZ" NuuOS3 uu\A tuG DhtJo
can roll out all sorts that will suit the
people, and We'll dance to it. Tune
her up, Ned" eyes, but, said l, "Sam
Mac has gone and got a monkey too,
down at New Orleans. How is that 20
'Got monkey! well, let him come
and hold out his hat too, but he could
have got monkeys enough where he
got his organ, right at Monroe; there
is that Bulletin man and his directory
gang, have been monkeying around so
much, and so long, that they know all
sorts of tricks, and can cavort to the set
tunes of their organ, all right. and hold
out the hat tc the gulled people as well
IA any monkey in Africa. But let
Ned's banjo sing out! Tune her up,
Ned, to 'Run, niger run, dc white
man (Ring) catch you and the bard
working men, and small farmers, (not
planters) of this part of the country
will keep time to the music Organ
and monkey! Well, Sam! you are
hard run sure! But think he is get
ting scared about North Louisiana, al
though some of his organs say he holds
it in his hreeches pockets. Is this so,
men of North Louisiana? No, ali
mistake. We are divided, tis true, on
this Governor question, but divided
mostly against the Ring and the heads
Of it, S. d. McEnery, Treasurer and
Spectator Burke & Co. and the organs
and the five or six planters and poli;i-
cians, who would regulate and control
the basis Of representation in our par
ish, and State too, for their own pur-
poses, and not in accord with the
wishes of Il majority of the people,"
The latter idea is, believe true De
mocracy. This is the substance of the
chat with the old farmer aud soldier.
1t shows what the feeling is among the
class he belongs to, our white citizens,
who are small farmers, workers and
prompt Taxpayers of the country. But
Mr.. Editor, in the name of justice,
sound policy and good feeling, why
not let the people have fair play in
their representation in the primaries?
Why cannot these few political man.
ayers see that they are stirring up di-
vision, if not bitter dissention in DEM
ocratic ranks, that ought to stand as
close together as Grecian phaIaDx d?
tOf ha1 /f l.